Studies for Children
Children love to come to Brock to visit our research labs and participate in research. All of our studies have age appropriate games designed to keep children engaged and having fun. Participating in research can be a great free and educational activity to do with your family. Children can learn about science and gain exposure to post-secondary education.
IN ALL OF OUR STUDIES:
IN ALL OF OUR STUDIES:
- Children are given a small prize for their participation.
- Free and convenient parking is provided to all families participating in research.
- We offer flexible scheduling - availability daytime, evenings, weekends & even school holidays to fit every family's busy schedules!
- Our labs have family waiting rooms, with toys for siblings to play with while they wait.
- Our labs are stroller Accessible.
If you see a study here below that you would like to participate in, please email growing@brocku.ca.
Growing with Brock will send its members periodic invitations to our different study opportunities. However, we do have families who had so much fun when they came in, that they want to come back right away! We'd love to have you back as soon as possible. If you haven't received another invitation quickly enough and would like to come for another study, please feel free to email us at growing@brocku.ca.
LIST OF CURRENT STUDIES FOR CHILDREN
Developing Memory and Cognition Lab
Memory and Metacognition - 4 to 6 year olds
The purpose of this research project is to examine the development of how children remember to carry out their future intentions and how accurate they are at predicting their ability to fulfill future intentions. You will be asked to fill out a brief demographics questionnaire as your child plays several interactive games with the researcher where children will have to follow instructions and respond to a verbal prompt. They will also complete a measure of their verbal ability.
This study will examine typically developing children (children without identified speech, language, hearing, social, or intellectual delays) aged 4- to 6-years who are fluent in English. This study should take about 15 minutes to complete. Your child’s performance will be video- and audio-recorded.
The purpose of this research project is to examine the development of how children remember to carry out their future intentions and how accurate they are at predicting their ability to fulfill future intentions. You will be asked to fill out a brief demographics questionnaire as your child plays several interactive games with the researcher where children will have to follow instructions and respond to a verbal prompt. They will also complete a measure of their verbal ability.
This study will examine typically developing children (children without identified speech, language, hearing, social, or intellectual delays) aged 4- to 6-years who are fluent in English. This study should take about 15 minutes to complete. Your child’s performance will be video- and audio-recorded.
Savings Behaviour - 3 to 7 year olds
The purpose of this research project is to examine the development of children’s saving across various types of saving behaviours that children may demonstrate in everyday life, such as the saving of a representation of money, objects, time, and physical space. We are also interested in how children’s saving may relate to their other everyday thinking abilities.
You will asked to complete three questionnaires: one about your family demographics, one about your child’s future thinking, and the other about you and your child’s saving
behaviours. Your child will play several saving games with a researcher that will ask them to play interactive games where children will have to follow instructions and respond to a verbal prompt from the experimenter. Finally, your child will be invited to play a future planning game, a numeracy game, an action game, and a word game.
This study will examine typically developing children (children without identified speech, language, hearing, social, or intellectual delays) aged 3- to 7-years who are fluent in English. This study should take about 60 minutes to complete. Your child’s performance will be video- and audio-recorded.
The purpose of this research project is to examine the development of children’s saving across various types of saving behaviours that children may demonstrate in everyday life, such as the saving of a representation of money, objects, time, and physical space. We are also interested in how children’s saving may relate to their other everyday thinking abilities.
You will asked to complete three questionnaires: one about your family demographics, one about your child’s future thinking, and the other about you and your child’s saving
behaviours. Your child will play several saving games with a researcher that will ask them to play interactive games where children will have to follow instructions and respond to a verbal prompt from the experimenter. Finally, your child will be invited to play a future planning game, a numeracy game, an action game, and a word game.
This study will examine typically developing children (children without identified speech, language, hearing, social, or intellectual delays) aged 3- to 7-years who are fluent in English. This study should take about 60 minutes to complete. Your child’s performance will be video- and audio-recorded.
Face Perception Lab
Traits and Emotions Study - 5 to 12 year olds
About the Study: Our faces give away a lot of information: whether we’re happy or sad, whether we’re scared or mad. We also look at other people’s faces to learn, not only about their mood, but also their traits. For example, we would probably perceive someone with a happy facial expression as someone who is friendly.
We are interested in investigating when children start to make trait judgements from emotional expressions in faces. In this study, we will read your child an interactive story about going on a magical Treasure Island adventure. As part of the story, your child will be asked to pick a character who they think would be the most helpful in a variety of situations (e.g., Who could move this big rock out of the way? Who do you want to share the secret treasure map with?) by pointing to one of two faces on the computer screen. The results of this study will help inform how perception of emotional expressions develops in children, as well as which emotional expressions are associated with specific traits.
The session will take about 30 minutes.
Importance: Efficient face perception is integral for our social functioning. This study will provide insight to how children use emotional facial expressions to create trait judgements and identify when these abilities begin to develop.
About the Study: Our faces give away a lot of information: whether we’re happy or sad, whether we’re scared or mad. We also look at other people’s faces to learn, not only about their mood, but also their traits. For example, we would probably perceive someone with a happy facial expression as someone who is friendly.
We are interested in investigating when children start to make trait judgements from emotional expressions in faces. In this study, we will read your child an interactive story about going on a magical Treasure Island adventure. As part of the story, your child will be asked to pick a character who they think would be the most helpful in a variety of situations (e.g., Who could move this big rock out of the way? Who do you want to share the secret treasure map with?) by pointing to one of two faces on the computer screen. The results of this study will help inform how perception of emotional expressions develops in children, as well as which emotional expressions are associated with specific traits.
The session will take about 30 minutes.
Importance: Efficient face perception is integral for our social functioning. This study will provide insight to how children use emotional facial expressions to create trait judgements and identify when these abilities begin to develop.
Social Cognitive Development Lab
Children's understanding of 'let' versus 'make' - 3 to 5 years olds
In this study, children will read short stories and play several games (e.g. your child will be asked to lift cups to see what is hidden). We are interested in whether children interpret scenarios as someone 'letting' or 'making' them/a story character perform an action. This session will take approximately 20-30 minutes. The session will be recorded by video camera, and you will be invited to watch your child from the control room during the testing session.
Children's moral reasoning - 7 to 9 year olds
In this study, children will read stories about moral dilemmas (e.g. getting caught cheating on homework), and asked, "what 'should' or 'could' the story character do?" We are interested in how children reason about moral dilemmas. This session will take approximately 30-40 minutes. The session will be recorded by video camera, and you will be invited to watch your child from the control room during the testing session.
Batman Study - 5 to 8 year olds
In the Batman Study, come children will dress up in a costume to explore whether children perform differently on a variety of tasks when they dress up as someone else. This session will take approximately 45 minutes. This session will take approximately 30-40 minutes. The session will be recorded by video camera, and you will be invited to watch your child from the control room during the testing session.
In this study, children will read short stories and play several games (e.g. your child will be asked to lift cups to see what is hidden). We are interested in whether children interpret scenarios as someone 'letting' or 'making' them/a story character perform an action. This session will take approximately 20-30 minutes. The session will be recorded by video camera, and you will be invited to watch your child from the control room during the testing session.
Children's moral reasoning - 7 to 9 year olds
In this study, children will read stories about moral dilemmas (e.g. getting caught cheating on homework), and asked, "what 'should' or 'could' the story character do?" We are interested in how children reason about moral dilemmas. This session will take approximately 30-40 minutes. The session will be recorded by video camera, and you will be invited to watch your child from the control room during the testing session.
Batman Study - 5 to 8 year olds
In the Batman Study, come children will dress up in a costume to explore whether children perform differently on a variety of tasks when they dress up as someone else. This session will take approximately 45 minutes. This session will take approximately 30-40 minutes. The session will be recorded by video camera, and you will be invited to watch your child from the control room during the testing session.
For more information about any of these studies or to participate, email growing@brocku.ca or call 905-688-5550, ext. 5533.
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TelephoneScott Donia
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